The Cobalt Apex Set pairs the Takefu VG-10 cobalt cutting shear with its matching thinning companion, both built on the same cobalt platform and carrying the reinforced-tip geometry of the Apex line. Stylists committing to point-centric cutting find both blades move as one through detailed work. Hand-finished in our Tokyo workshop one at a time across 124 steps, the set is tension-matched so both pieces share the same pivot feel from the first use.